Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-17
IlgRp and THERE.
The three bum iishts In Paria have pre

o. hun, Mem Orleans Picdsuae.
Lord Colin O impbell has made his de-
tut in London as lawyer. He should I
,onfine his practice to civil suits. - The
Rtpub.io.
Hugh Barnett Of Edwardsp0rt, Ind
was 30 amused at a pun made by neigh,
Dor that lac laughed immodeIaiely aud
fell dead.
When people advise u mnn TO "hire q
hail." they AWAY shave perfect confidence
in his ability to fill itwith gas. ---Nen
HaUea NssoS.
Ladies' who want to keep down ex-
pensea should take uotice that healthy
red can be produced with, Ut rogue in
such weather AS this --Heto Hdosn Nta0s,
A specialized youth caused much ainuse-
ment in the library yesterday afternoon
by falling asleep and snoring tunefully
over his lnusty volume. Grim
son.
President Dwight of Yale College has
sent Hartford toboggan TO the oean OF
Canterbury. Well, we don't care. We are
down on the English just now.--Neo
York Graphic
The Barnstead, N. H., brass band, which |
claims to be the oldest band in the United |
States now in active service under it orig |
inal organization, will celebrate its 50th |
anniversary on Feb. 22d.
E2raA. Brooks, who dropped dead in
Worcester on Monday, was the tallest
man in the town. His hight was 6 fee 6s
inches Ha once travelled in dime
! show as Zulu chief.
The contract for making the equestrian
statua Of Grant for Lincoln Park, Chicago,
has been awarded to L. 4. Rebisso of
| Cincinnati. The statue will cost 1925, 600
q ID the foundation $3.50, 600
Wallingford reports gas meter which
| ia believed 10 be the champion. 1t regis.
tered gas to the value OF 1888 in one week.
while not burner connected with it had
been lighted. Hartford Post.
The rage for progressive whist, pro
gressiye euchre, progressive jackstraws
and the like, is only one Of the many
proofs that there is indeed " progressive
age aud generation L-aoe1 LIt'zeR
Upon being asked yesterday how old
he was, Mr. Barrett answered: When J
play Chattertou | Am IL; when l play
Hamlet an 90 That is all am going
to tel any body about my age" Ot'cdgo
J Ntms
Plttsburg man What! Have You ut
natural gus here. Eastern IuNl ton his
: native heath No, sir. Pittsburg man
How in the world do you manage to get
along suppose you merely exist
. -Pitt,6Ur9 dispatch.
German paper says that with I
funnel of thick manila paper about six
4 H., Al, "a ,t1 - aSr Rlta
wide at the mouth, the smaller end beinj
: put into the opening of the receiver, on
4 may talk in viii pers through the tele
! phone.
= Before this tisheries trouble is tirall
4 settled we hope that some measures vii
: be taken TO prevent the Eastport sardin
packers from INJECTING ON an innocen
: aud hungry public four-inch herring
> boiled in kerosene oil. S0nae' Uitt
e Jfairna}.
,e People who have seen two tifteen-yeai
"a old girls snowhalling each other in tn
,e public street can feel that they have In
ne some compensation, even if they caunc
no raise fifty cents when this circus come
in round inthe spring SomerpiIIe JoTnd
Of. It is suggested Tint, to save washing
I'D dishes shall be u,aie of paper and burr
ct after each meal, Plates, cups and saucer
TO of this material could be- manufacture
is very cheally and the adoption of TIL
sx- idea would dispose Of the most fatiguin
ms part Of household labor BOst0H HerdA
Illinois whisky is dangerous stuff, eve
in the bottle. An Oiin physician bougl
flask for medicinal purposes and set
on the table for a moment. It explode
ng with bang, the bottle was shattered, al
d. the qu0r where it fell on the table clot
burned it like acid.
Miss Augusta Klumpke Of California
who is u student of medicine al the Par
Medical school, has Just been appoint,
.iin m house surgeon in the hospitals Of til
we city. This is the first instance of wumi
ID receiving this honor, and il has not be,
iu, won without great and bitter opposite
= Ih b = Yssg web s2i!ght after
NJ, roAn ynt, an Indiana fameT, want
ssv yHing -Nr'pn so he gave
-, wife Il deed for his 6OO-acre farm aud
~, return received her consent to procure
IL divorce snd marry agaip. the seco
H., wife was a pretty girl, only II, whr
30 Niut Ind Let at his dan 9hter's houi
III. Ia4 couple have & pne west
EN-. He eilraged and engaged Why Lsu
the how il thisS | thought you were to 50
+ to those dances until came, and here yU
,eer programme is full II Laura oh, that
and all right ] filled it ont with dunn
ces. names, Il saves embarrassment, y
elty know, when disaRreeable persons ask y
Nv. t dance with them HITper's BaSar
art. The Rev. Thomas Goodman ii III ri
lses ton, Ill. who attracted some atteutio
odY few weeks ago by counting snd marry
ices the Widow Hall on the same day on VIII
7 Of ne first saw her, and who before that v
,sed noted as the mau who preached
= in funeral sermon Of Abraham Lincpl
ght father has lst died At The age OF ~,
heir A bill bus heeu introduced into
rtul Tennessee legislature ltferiug to
true liui:el Sttps the Hermitage farm, fun
md, rs the home Of Andrew jackson, as
asylum for disabled and invalid suldi,
The hill provides thatMrs Sarah Jacks
. the aaopted daughter OF Old iickn
,l2ls shall he allnwrd hone and naintena
2hen upor the farm for life.
nlsa' Two smart citizens o. Ey sboro, N.
5 5',. thought they would play practical
20 on Goured man n6med Mitchell, So
.,,,l, Other ght thgy covered themselves '
: ~ sheets hi hchiul u fence, and rus
W. out ut thar victim who instead of j
. ming satae one If the lkers and
tliH 80 severed that he has been unAb
lelsa ti.a mouse siuce
An 6rgGp grinder visited ISygr4ide, {
ftbt tin other dNy ,fua a crpWt collectt
,vas hcir the mise, When he passed his
~ ur3uad lie rdGsiyad tvs nickeis, a
body 9t tf1"ksf' P'1i rhtrk' three tfo
,nniI lE tons, tpne " Il ro'ien pint bolt
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